Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Jordan instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 5.1 years less

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Jordan, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 57.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.

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make 92.8% less money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $74,175 as of 2024, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $5,348 as of 2025.

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Life

have 89.4% more children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 20.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jordan, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 97.7% less coastline

Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.

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Infrastructure

find 79.7% less home broadband

Faroe Islands has 34.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Jordan has 7.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 52.2 times more CO2

Faroe Islands emits 0.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Jordan emits 2.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Jordan is 62.8% cheaper than Faroe Islands overall
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Faroe Islands is about 64 times smaller than Jordan.
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Jordan: At a glance

Jordan is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 88,802 sq km. Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He implemented modest political and economic reforms, but in the wake of the "Arab Revolution" across the Middle East, Jordanians continue to press for further political liberalization, government reforms, and economic improvements. In January 2014, Jordan assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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